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i say conspiracy theory. the nfl is making sure the refs give the steelers enough leeway til big ben is healthy. the steelers are one of the afc's darling teams and it makes more sense for a team pushing for that wildcard birth to lose to give pitt some breathing room :-) theres ya another conspiracy. we'll play it out through the weekend. but yeah we played like doo doo on offense, refs have nothing to do with that. we couldnt block, we couldnt run, we couldnt move it through the air. but we were deflated early i think, which sucks because a team with veteran pressence shouldnt allow that to happen. the running into kicker was hit or miss, some games its called, others its not. ive seen blocked into kicker before and this is one that i prob would've called. but on the return you saw one of the bills players have his hands on a fins back and then he throws up his arms, they wouldnt show it on replays. ive said that i thought the 2nd PI call and the holding call on carroll were garbage, eeven the announcers said the holding call was garbage and they were pro buffalo the entire game. hartlines fumble i would say most refs would reverse the call and say incomplete pass, if they wouldve called the PI on hartline on the deep route it would've been huge. that is one that the WR gets most of the time on field. once again i think the pro-buf announcers even said hartlines offense-PI shouldnt been called. wake had to be reaching for an inhaler after the game cause he had arms around his neck as we was running by tackle so many times while being held. granted the refs did not stop our running game, we didnt block. they didnt stop our passing game (other than some bad calls), or our bad play calling. Good teams win inspite of adversary, we didnt, we're not a good team, yes i think we've lost a couple games this year cause of officiating, but if we were truly a good team the officiating wouldnt even matter. i just want to see us winning again, back when we were the leagues "darlings" the calls went our ways like it, believe it, or not. we become good again we'll get these calls, but right now they have to take care of their money makers, ala Pitt and Ind, and the best way to do that is by putting distance so "scrubs" like the fins dont make it in. Fins Up! 10-6 :-)

I realize we played badly, but I was at the game with a Green Bay fan (completely neutral), and he pointed out several OUTRAGEOUS calls. The refs really are screwing us, it is not an excuse, it is a FACT.

That being said, my friend was also able to call which plays the Dolphins would run on offense about 75% of the time. Our offense is painfully predictable. I swear i saw Sparano in a Fins uniform fist-pumping on the sidelines.

If the refs were out to give the Fins a "screw job", I don't think they would have flagged the Bills nearly double what they gave the Fins. That being said, I think that the officiating needs improvement. Too many terrible calls this year league wide.

Originally Posted by nyjunc

The Giants absolutely win it all w/ Sanchez and they probably have more playoff wins and playoff apps if Sanchez is their QB, we probably don't even make a title game w/ Eli the last 2 years........

If the refs were out to give the Fins a "screw job", I don't think they would have flagged the Bills nearly double what they gave the Fins. That being said, I think that the officiating needs improvement. Too many terrible calls this year league wide.

Again, the Bills were correctly called for obvious encroachment (neutral zone infractions), offsides, and face mask penalties (got away with one too). Those calls had no real impact on the game. Unjustly, the refs gifted the Bills major field position and kept drives going which in turn limited our time of possession, time and time again.

Again, the Bills were correctly called for obvious encroachment (neutral zone infractions), offsides, and face mask penalties (got away with one too). Those calls had no real impact on the game. Unjustly, the refs gifted the Bills major field position and kept drives going which in turn limited our time of possession, time and time again.

Whether your statement is true or not, it fails to elude to your "screw job" theory. Were there terrible calls and non-calls against the Fins? Perhaps. I'll chalk those up to poor officiating, not malevolent officiating.